Grants and Contributions

A project to identify current and future challenges in deterring, detecting, allocating and responding to social media information operations. It proposes to draw on the experiences and practices of other countries and sectors to improve the capabilities of the Canadian Armed Forces. The project proposes a report containing the research results, the planning of a conference on the subject, as well as the development of a machine learning algorithm to analyze misinformation campaigns.

The GNWT will design the Runway Extension to territorial standards to a design meeting the requirements of both GNWT snd DND.

A two-day event focused on cyber-security, hybrid warfare, and political interference. This event will take place in two parts: 1) a workshop that brings together researchers and practitioners at the forefront of hybrid conflicts, cyber-strategy, cybersecurity and information warfare, and 2) a 72-hour hackathon involving a competition between approx. 50 IT security specialists on a challenge related to the Canadian electoral process.

The applicant proposes to analyze the lessons learned from Operation Nanook and Operation Arctic Shield related to SAR and emergency response capabilities. The applicant proposes to host a two-day workshop in Ottawa that would engage Arctic and Antarctic practitioners and experts from Canada, U.S, Denmark, Greenland and Australia in a discussion of the lessons learned, best practices, capabilities, and evolving technologies.

The applicant is requesting funding to develop position papers, hold a conference in Ottawa in February 2020 and publish a green paper, relating to the security environment in the Asia-Pacific and its implications for Canadian defence. It would also look at how the US, Australia, Canada, Korea and New Zealand can cooperate to advance peace and security in the Asia-Pacific.

The proposed project is a systematic examination of changing gender relations within the CAF by focusing on the different phases of the military career cycle, to assess policy initiatives that have been implemented in Canada and elsewhere, to understand the conditions under which these are successful in recruiting, retaining and better integrating women in the military.

The project proposes to leverage the expertise of three independent senior executives from defence industry to produce a white paper on how to improve the defence procurement process. The paper will describe the motivation of defence companies and recommend strategies to better align government/industry interest, on the basis of success measures used by industry.

The applicant proposes developing an enhanced online communications opportunity for students and scholars with interest in defence and security via the Queens University Servicewomen's Salute Portal Project. The portal will allow Government of Canada, as well as defence and security organizations to support next generation scholars. It will help curate more “next gen” insights into the MINDS policy challenges.

A two-day conference in November 2019. The conference would promote exchanges between academics and policymakers working on capacity building and provide analysis, including on the future of capacity building and Canada's defence relationships.

The project aims to strengthen research on advanced materials for detection avoidance and physical protection by focusing on electronic and photonic materials for application in flexible and stretchable devices for electromagnetic shielding and camouflage featuring self-healing and biodegradability.